Obituaries

Jun 5, 2017

Obituary for Charles H Salter

August 12, 1930 – June 5, 2-17 This wonderful, loving man-husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather, friend to all, pet lover to Holly, his golden retriever and Emma, his cat, went to square dance again with his love and life-long soulmate, Jackquelyn Worthen Salter. He has shared his warm loving heart and soul with many...

Jun 4, 2017

Obituary for Helen Lambros Bourlakas

Helen Lambros Bourlakas of Missoula, passed away on the Feast of Pentecost Sunday, June 4, 2017, of natural causes, at the Village Senior Residence. She was surrounded by her two brothers, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews who along with Fr. Rob Spalitsos, chanted hymns and prayers of thanksgiving for her life. She was born in...

Jun 2, 2017

Obituary for Frances Jeanette "Fran" Page

Fran Page, 76, of Stevensville, MT, passed away June 2, 2017 at St. Patrick Hospital after a nearly month-long series of increasingly complex medical difficulties. Born Frances Jeanette Sokolofsky to Victor Alexander Sokolofsky and Pauline Marie Bertch on the family farm March 28, 1941, near Carson, ND, Fran graduated from Carson High School...

Jun 2, 2017

Obituary for Eugene C "Chuck" Hemgren

Chuck Hemgren passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 2, 2017, at the age of 77. He was born on Feb. 11, 1940, and was raised by his grandmother, Carolina Wharton Wild in Missoula. Chuck graduated from Missoula County High School in 1958 and soon after graduation enlisted in the Air Force becoming a...

Jun 1, 2017

Life Story for Dolores S Monismith

Jun 1, 2017

Obituary for Billy J Lankford

Billy James “Bill” Lankford, 92, of Missoula passed away at home on Thursday June 1st, 2017. Bill was born October 18, 1924 in Lead Hill, Boone Co., Arkansas, son of Wilfred Ernest Lankford and Jewel Anice Hodge. The family lived on a small farm without the benefit of running water, electricity or indoor plumbing...

May 31, 2017

Obituary for Warren Jeffrey "Jeff" Herman

Warren Jeffrey Herman, 73, a lifelong resident of Missoula, passed away at home on May 31st after a contentious battle with COPD. “Jeff” was born in Missoula in 1943 to Alta and Harold Herman, the third and youngest child, after brother Val and sister Carol. Jeff’s first claim to fame, aside from when...

May 30, 2017

Life Story for Glen Sherman Reeves, Sr.

May 28, 2017

Obituary for Kathleen R Gray

Kathleen (Kathy) R. Gray, 94, passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2017, from natural causes at The Springs in Missoula. Kathleen was born on Jan. 28, 1923, in Williston, North Dakota, to Winifred George (Jack) and Elizabeth Kathleen Welch. Kathleen was joined later by sister Janet and brother Bill as the Welch family worked...

May 27, 2017

Obituary for Melvin A Rice

Melvin A. Rice passed away in the arms of his family on Saturday, May 27, 2017, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Missoula on Aug. 16, 1927, to John Spencer Rice and Verna McCall Rice. He attended Willard Grade School and Missoula County High School, until joining the U.S. Navy...

May 27, 2017

Obituary for Anita Louise England

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend lost her battle with cancer on Tuesday, May 27, 2017. Anita was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Lewistown, on Feb. 22, 1961, to Florence “Lori” Miller and Wayne Dahl. Born and raised in Montana, Anita was the oldest of her blended family of eleven, so...

May 26, 2017

May 26, 2017

May 25, 2017

Life Story for LaVon Nuse

May 24, 2017

Life Story for Mary J Harrington

May 23, 2017

Life Story for Wayne Cooper

May 22, 2017

Obituary for Jacob Paul Nicklawsky

Jake was born on November 10, 1987 in Missoula to Jerri and Paul Nicklawsky. He passed away on May 22, 2017. He grew up in Lolo with his parents and older sister, Kristen, who was one of the most positive role models in Jake’s life. Jake spent countless hours on the nearby Bitterroot River....

May 21, 2017

Life Story for James "Jim" Castor

May 20, 2017

Obituary for Don Brown

Don Brown, 79, of Nampa, Idaho and of late of Hall, Montana, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2017, at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, Montana. Don was born August 28, 1937 in Lyman, Nebraska. He was the first born of Glen H. Brown and Ora Isabella Everhart. The family moved to Kuna, Idaho when Don...

May 20, 2017

Life Story for Leona Dunsmore